iOS and Android games more popular than Sony and Nintendo handhelds “A quick look about on the train could have told you smartphone gaming is more popular than handheld consoles, but who would have though iOS and Android are beating Sony and Nintendo’s combined efforts so convincingly? According to Flurry research, iOS and Android will…
READ MOREAmazon iPhone App Blends Augmented Reality With eCommerce “Amazon has released its own twist on Google Goggles — an augmented reality iPhone app that recognizes objects your phone sees and then gives you the option to buy them. The Flow Powered by Amazon app, developed by Amazon unit A9, claims to recognize tens of millions…
READ MORENokia launches 26 free Wi-Fi hotspots in London “Nokia has announced the launch of 26 free Wi-Fi hotspots around London as part of an attempt to promote the release of the upcoming Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. The two month trial period means that surfing will only be free until the end of December, but…
READ MOREDuke Nukem 3D hits Android “As promised, our favorite cigar smoking, wise cracking first-person protagonist has hit the Android Market, and it didn’t even take 15 years. The mobile version of the classic FPS is available now for Android 1.6 and up (that’s according to the Market listing — its producers recommend 2.1 and up),…
READ MORESamsung becomes world’s leading smartphone supplier “Apple’s crown as the King of the smartphone market has taken a severe dent as new research revealed Samsung shipped 10 million handsets more than the Cupertino firm during Q3 Samsung has overtaken fierce rival Apple to become the world’s leading supplier of smartphones shipping over 10 million devices…
READ MOREGet free Spotify with Virgin Media “Spotify and Virgin Media have teamed up to give you free access to music. If you’re using or planning on signing up for a Virgin Media mobile or Virgin Media Broadband at XL size and above, then you can get some free Spotify love – meaning ad-free music on…
READ MORESony buys Ericsson “Following rumours of a buy out earlier this month, Sony has now officially bought out Ericsson’s mobile phone venture for a cool US$1.45 billion. The buy out gives Sony access to Ericsson’s handset patents – and gives Sony an opportunity to more closely integrate its phones with its tablets, games and electronics…
READ MOREFord Vehicles Will Now Read You Text Messages While You Drive “Ford is installing a feature in its new vehicles — and many of its older ones — that can read text messages out loud. The feature, which is intended to reduce texting while driving, is part of Ford’s voice-activated technology, Sync, and is already…
READ MORELibreOffice sees new platforms, more users “There have been no formal news releases from the conference yet, and no reporters seem to be on the ground there. But the glimmers of news that are coming out of the conference thus far are quite interesting. What we know is just coming out of the conference via…
READ MOREiPhone 4S: Siri suffers stuttering start in UK “There’s little doubt that millions of new iPhone 4S owners will be trying out Siri, Apple’s voice command system specific to this handset, early doors. It is easily one of the most exciting features of the device, and when it’s in full flow is a real standout…
READ MORERIM Restores BlackBerry Service After Largest Outage “Rest easy BlackBerry users, your service is back. So said RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis in yet another BlackBerry outage conference call update. Lazaridis appeared with co-CEO Jim Balsillie and CTO David Yach. Lazaridis began by apologizing again and then announced, “We have now restored full services.” RIM’s BlackBerry…
READ MOREStarbucks to offer free Wi-Fi in the UK “Coffee aficionados will rejoice at the news that Starbucks is now offering free Wi-Fi to all customers via BT’s Openzone service. Although each session will need to be renewed after two hours, that should be more than enough time to work on your groundbreaking novel while nursing…
READ MOREUK server failure sends BlackBerry devices offline in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (update: restored) “If there’s one thing RIM doesn’t need right now, it’s another BlackBerry outage. Well, are you sitting down? RIM UK is currently investigating issues affecting “some users in EMEA” — that’s Europe, Middle East and Africa, for the acronym-disinclined….
READ MOREGoogle Chrome coming to Android “Google Chrome came out into the battle of the browsers hitting big, but there was one ring it had never stepped into, Google’s very own Android OS – until now. According to a developer at Google, the tech giant plans to unite the Chrome browser and Android OS soon. The…
READ MOREHTC strikes Dropbox deal “HTC has now launched itself into the clouds, confirming that its latest Android phones will get an extra 3GB of storage with Dropbox. According to Pocket-Lint, the extra space will extend to all HTC devices running Sense 3.5, which at the moment means it’s limited to the forthcoming HTC Rhyme. ”…
READ MOREHTC control more than half of the UK Android market “HTC out do Samsung to be UK’s most popular Android handset manufacturer Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC currently dominates the UK Android market with 51 per cent of all British-based Google powered smartphones coming from the Desire and Sensation creator, new figures have revealed. The new…
READ MOREAndroid Market Nearing 6 Billion Downloads “The Android Market continues to explode. Recent statistics published by research firm Ovum predict that app downloads in Android’s marketplace could reach 8.1 billion this year, compared to 6 billion for iOS, with total growth in app downloads expected to be as much as 144 percent this year. Today,…
READ MOREAngry Birds, The Brand: Rovio Sells 1M T-Shirts And 1M Plush Toys Per Month “The Angry Birds brand isn’t all about the software, though, by any means. In a Fireside Chat with MG this morning, Rovio’s North American General Manager Andrew Stalbow revealed a few key details surrounding the sales of their real world goods….
READ MORE4G not coming to UK until 2013 “Ofcom has announced that superfast 4G networks could be delayed due to legal and technical issues. The auction of the 4G spectrum, which decides how the newly available bandwidth is to be divvied up, was set for the first half of 2012 but looks likely to be pushed…
READ MOREIce Cream Sandwich coming in October or November “Got your sights set on the next version of Android, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich? We knew it was coming near the end of the year, but we now at least have a slightly more specific time frame straight from the horse’s mouth. Google’s own Eric Schmidt revealed…
READ MORE5 iPhone Apps – Journal/Diary “Many of us remember how fun (not to mention therapeutic) it was to pour our innermost thoughts into a pen-and-paper diary, but how many of us take the time to keep a personal journal today? As you no doubt take your mobile everywhere you go, a diary app for your…
READ MORE5 Android Apps – Mobile Document Scanner “Your Android smartphone has all the photographic and processing power you’ll need to snap up those docs and get them into the cloud where they belong.” 1. CamScanner Price: Free / $4.99 for a full license and features 2. Document Scanner Price: Free / $3.98 for full version…
READ MORE4oD now available on iPhone “If you’ve been patiently waiting to cram Channel 4’s line-up in to your beloved iPhone/iPod Touch then you’re in luck as the 4oD Catch Up app is officially live now. The free app will offer the chance to re-watch the network’s programmes from the last 30 days with the option…
READ MOREGoogle Buys Motorola To ‘Supercharge’ Android “Google has struck its biggest ever deal – to buy Motorola’s smartphone and tablet business for $12.5bn (£7.7bn) in cash. Both companies say the move will give a “supercharge” to Google’s Android platform. Android-based devices, which include Motorola’s smartphones and tablets – are the major rivals to Apple’s iPhone…
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